The Battle of Adda: Gothic Triumph & Italy's Transformation (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (11 Aug 2023) Today's historical events: Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan. Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor: Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol. The Battle of Otlukbeli: Mehmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire decisively defeats Uzun Hassan of Aq Qoyunlu. Rodrigo de Borja is elected as Head of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Alexander VI Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia. Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria. Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda. In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia. The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices